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1. 11. Habitat and plant selection of livestock in a fire-managed Afro-alpine heathland in Ethiopia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Jenny Gustafsson; [2009]
   Keywords : Erica trimera; Erica arborea; Afro-alpine heathlands; habitat preference; foraging; foraging behaviour; livestock; fire Management; Bale Mountains; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : In the Ethiopian highlands cultivation is dominant up to 2700 m elevation, higher up on the mountain slopes there are numerous scattered farms with little cultivation due to the harsh climate. Here, the economy is based on animal husbandry, with cattle as the most important livestock species. READ MORE